Inkheart (2009)

In "Inkheart," Brandon Fraser plays Mo Folchart, an American bookbinder living in Europe who has the gift of a Silvertongue -- any book he reads aloud comes to true live when he reads it. For instance, reading the "The Wizard of Oz" will put into the real world a tornado or flying monkeys. (I can only guess what reading "The Story of O" will do.) Long story short, Folchart's life has been marred by a fantasy book titled "Inkheart": his wife has disappeared into it, and multiple characters have escaped from it, and they terrorize Mo. Among the escapees is Dustfinger (Paul Bettany), a juggler with powers of fire, and Capricorn (Andy Serkis), a power mad villain who seeks world domination. The film is silly and not always consistent, but it's also surpassing fun in vein with 1980s romp "Willow." Even the camera work suggests it. I also love the makeup effects throughout the film -- many characters have ink lettering literally covering their skin as they are not perfectly brought to life. B